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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Horatio Arkansas, United States

In Horatio, the summers are hot and oppressive; the winters are short, cold, and wet; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 32°F to 93°F and is rarely below 20°F or above 100°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Horatio for warm-weather activities are from late April to late June and from mid August to mid October.

Climate in Horatio

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Horatio weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 31 to September 20, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year in Horatio is July, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from November 26 to February 23, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in Horatio is January, with an average low of 33°F and high of 54°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Horatio

Average High and Low Temperature in HoratiohotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 753°FJan 753°FJul 2993°FJul 2993°F32°F32°F71°F71°FMay 3185°FMay 3185°FSep 2085°FSep 2085°FNov 2661°FNov 2661°FFeb 2361°FFeb 2361°F65°F65°F61°F61°F40°F40°F38°F38°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 54°F59°F67°F74°F81°F88°F92°F92°F86°F76°F65°F56°F
Temp. 42°F46°F54°F62°F70°F78°F81°F81°F74°F63°F52°F44°F
Low 33°F36°F44°F51°F60°F68°F71°F70°F63°F52°F43°F35°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Horatio

Average Hourly Temperature in HoratioJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhotvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

’Aïn el Bell, Algeria (5,328 miles away); Idlib, Syria (6,674 miles); and Baiyun, China (7,763 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Horatio (view comparison).

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In Horatio, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Horatio begins around June 8 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around November 9.

The clearest month of the year in Horatio is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 9 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around June 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Horatio is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 48% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Horatio

Cloud Cover Categories in HoratioclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Oct 471%Oct 471%Jan 351%Jan 351%Jun 861%Jun 861%Nov 962%Nov 962%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 48%48%45%40%42%37%32%33%32%32%41%47%
Clearer 52%52%55%60%58%63%68%67%68%68%59%53%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Horatio varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.5 months, from March 18 to July 1, with a greater than 31% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Horatio is May, with an average of 12.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.5 months, from July 1 to March 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Horatio is January, with an average of 6.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Horatio is May, with an average of 12.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 40% on May 14.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Horatio

Daily Chance of Precipitation in HoratiowetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%May 1440%May 1440%Jan 1321%Jan 1321%Mar 1831%Mar 1831%Jul 131%Jul 131%NowNowrainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 5.9d6.3d9.0d10.1d12.2d10.4d8.7d7.8d7.6d8.1d7.7d7.0d
Mixed 0.6d0.6d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.5d
Snow 0.4d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d
Any 6.9d7.1d9.2d10.1d12.2d10.4d8.7d7.8d7.6d8.1d7.9d7.8d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Horatio experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Horatio. The month with the most rain in Horatio is May, with an average rainfall of 5.0 inches.

The month with the least rain in Horatio is August, with an average rainfall of 2.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Horatio

Average Monthly Rainfall in HoratioJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inMay 75.2 inMay 75.2 inAug 142.4 inAug 142.4 inNov 264.7 inNov 264.7 inJan 232.9 inJan 232.9 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 3.0″3.4″4.2″4.5″5.0″3.8″2.9″2.4″3.4″4.4″4.6″4.1″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Horatio experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from December 11 to February 24, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Horatio is January, with an average snowfall of 1.7 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 9.6 months, from February 24 to December 11. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Horatio

Average Monthly Snowfall in HoratiosnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inJan 91.7 inJan 91.7 inJul 230.0 inJul 230.0 inDec 111.0 inDec 111.0 inFeb 241.0 inFeb 241.0 inNowNow
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 1.7″1.3″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.2″1.3″

The length of the day in Horatio varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 54 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Horatio

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in HoratioJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1914 hr, 25 minJun 2014 hr, 25 minJun 2012 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 229 hr, 54 minDec 219 hr, 54 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.2h11.0h12.0h13.1h13.9h14.4h14.1h13.4h12.3h11.3h10.4h9.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:05 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 33 minutes later at 7:38 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:08 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 24 minutes later at 8:32 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Horatio during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Horatio

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in HoratioJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 126:05 AMJun 126:05 AM8:32 PMJun 288:32 PMJun 28Dec 45:08 PMDec 45:08 PM7:38 AMNov 27:38 AMNov 2Mar 10DSTMar 10DSTDSTNov 3DSTNov 3daynightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Horatio

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in HoratioJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00010101010202020303030404040505060607000010101020202020303030404040505060703380NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Horatio

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Horatio experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from May 3 to October 4, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 23% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Horatio is July, with 28.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Horatio is January, with 0.1 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Horatio

Humidity Comfort Levels in HoratiomuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 210%Jan 210%92%Jul 2292%Jul 22May 323%May 323%Oct 423%Oct 423%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.1d0.1d0.6d3.0d12.9d23.9d28.3d25.9d15.0d5.0d1.3d0.3d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Horatio experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.1 months, from October 20 to May 22, with average wind speeds of more than 5.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Horatio is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.9 months, from May 22 to October 20. The calmest month of the year in Horatio is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Horatio

Average Wind Speed in HoratiowindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mphMar 226.2 mphMar 226.2 mphAug 24.0 mphAug 24.0 mphOct 205.1 mphOct 205.1 mphMay 225.1 mphMay 225.1 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.45.86.16.05.24.54.14.14.65.05.35.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Horatio varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 6.0 days, from February 5 to February 11; for 6.5 months, from February 15 to August 30; and for 2.5 months, from October 1 to December 16, with a peak percentage of 55% on June 22. The wind is most often from the north for 4.0 days, from February 11 to February 15 and for 1.6 months, from December 16 to February 5, with a peak percentage of 31% on February 11. The wind is most often from the east for 1.1 months, from August 30 to October 1, with a peak percentage of 40% on September 5.

Wind Direction in Horatio

Wind Direction in HoratioNSESNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Horatio throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Horatio for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to late June and from mid August to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

Tourism Score in Horatio

Tourism Score in Horatiobest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.16.11.21.25.95.95.35.3NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Horatio for hot-weather activities is from early June to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of June.

Beach/Pool Score in Horatio

Beach/Pool Score in Horatiobest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.06.00.20.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Horatio typically lasts for 7.3 months (223 days), from around March 27 to around November 4, rarely starting before March 3 or after April 17, and rarely ending before October 15 or after November 28.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Horatio

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Horatiogrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 2750%Mar 2750%Nov 450%Nov 490%Apr 1790%Apr 1790%Oct 1590%Oct 1510%Mar 310%Mar 310%Nov 2810%Nov 280%Jan 230%Jan 23Jul 12100%Jul 12100%very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotfreezingsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Horatio should appear around February 8, only rarely appearing before January 25 or after February 24.

Growing Degree Days in Horatio

Growing Degree Days in HoratioJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FFeb 888°FFeb 888°FMay 6900°FMay 6900°FJun 151,800°FJun 151,800°FDec 315,407°FDec 315,407°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from April 13 to August 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Horatio is July, with an average of 6.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from November 9 to February 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Horatio is December, with an average of 2.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Horatio

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in HoratiobrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJul 36.8 kWhJul 36.8 kWhDec 222.5 kWhDec 222.5 kWhApr 136.0 kWhApr 136.0 kWhAug 286.0 kWhAug 286.0 kWhFeb 63.4 kWhFeb 63.4 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 2.93.74.96.06.46.76.86.35.44.43.22.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Horatio are 33.938 deg latitude, -94.357 deg longitude, and 410 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Horatio contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 236 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 386 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (371 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,316 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Horatio is covered by cropland (81%) and trees (11%), within 10 miles by trees (48%) and cropland (41%), and within 50 miles by trees (57%) and cropland (34%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Horatio, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Horatio.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Horatio according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Horatio is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Horatio and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Horatio and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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